Pomp and Populism
Queen Elizabeth II sustained the monarchy’s legitimacy for seven decades by adhering to old-fashioned virtues: hard work, devotion to duty, fortitude, discretion, and consistency. Those are qualities that someone like former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and those surrounding him barely understand, let alone embody.
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MOSCOW – One of Queen Elizabeth II’s final acts was to accept the resignation of disgraced Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the most mendacious and incompetent of the 15 prime ministers who led the United Kingdom during her 70-year reign. No one could highlight, at least by contrast, the Queen’s strengths better than Britain’s unprincipled populist.